A timeless masterpiece. Congratulations.

A masterpiece of woodworking!

@petemichelinie3286

3 жыл бұрын

I try my best. Thank you.

What a beautiful piece. Your craftsmanship is stunning. As a fountain pen, paper and ink enthusiast, I was drooling. Also, love your workshop.

Absolutely magnificent

That is just exquisite

Very nice! ❤❤❤💪💪💪👍👍👍👏👏👏

That is actually the best writing slope/campaign thingy I have ever seen in my life. Honestly

How beautiful

I absolutely love these puzzle-box-writing-slopes. I aspire to this level of craftsmanship. If anything could have been added it would have been the gold embossing around the edges of the leather writing surface - purely optional. The one thing I would have canceled? those cheesy lions head drawer pulls. The scalloped brass drawer pulls - flush with little fingernail nicks like a pocket knife blade. But, I'm not that guy so don't listen to me. Absolutely amazing project.

@petemichelinie3286

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks William. My bookbinder friend who did the line embossing around the perimeter of the leather tried a gold leaf, but it didn't stick too well to the leather the client chose. I would have liked to see that too- next time I'll try to find leather more suitable. The piece is very British, and of course the lion is one of their proud symbols. I think it fits well historically (plus this was a close copy of an existing design), though from a purely design standpoint I see what you mean.

@williamreymond2669

3 жыл бұрын

@@petemichelinie3286 Thanks for the reply

Beautiful writing slope. Amazing work.

Nice design and beautiful craftsmanship!

Beautifully done. Wow.

A work of art. Beautiful in every way. 👏👏

@petemichelinie3286

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Ray

Beautiful craftsmanship! 😍👏

@petemichelinie3286

3 жыл бұрын

Very kind of you. Thanks.

Pete, I could watch this all day.. so proud of you, and in awe of your giftedness.. ❤️

@petemichelinie3286

2 жыл бұрын

Aw, thanks Ma

Lovely!

Major jaw drop. Great work.

My god that is gorgeous!!

Great job, Pete! Very beautiful.

@petemichelinie3286

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Steve!

How stunning is that! OMG!

@petemichelinie3286

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

I have an old one just like this with the split top. When it opens there are six drawers. I came across yours trying to research.

Gorgeous!

This is incredible. Wow.

@petemichelinie3286

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you.

Absolutely stunning

@petemichelinie3286

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you.

Beautiful!

Wonderful craftsmanship, I will looking to order this item. Looks greta for military retirement gift.

I love it 💕

That is absolutely beautiful. You definitely earned a new subscriber in me. Very, very nice.

@petemichelinie3286

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Ian. I hope to make more videos like this when these special projects come my way. Pete

amazing

Wow 🤩

wow

Nice. Where's the secret compartiment?

You will have the measurements of each compartment

Pete, that is beautiful and well made. I am planning to make one, and I admired the one in the video from Christopher Clarke Antiques. Good job! how are the corners of the case put together? Are they dovetails?

@petemichelinie3286

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Paul, thank you for the kind words. The joinery of the carcass is all splined miters. The grain orientation of the splines is the same as the case in order to keep the joint strong. I thought about dovetails, but this would mean having to veneer after gluing the carcass up, whereas the way I did it allowed me to veneer first, then cut the miter and the spline grooves. A dovetail would also mean you would be veneering onto end grain, which might eventually telegraph through the veneer- unless you did a secret mitered dovetail (which would be incredibly tedious and unnecessary.) You can find photos of the piece in the build process here: photos.app.goo.gl/NKPtnJteRU9fMPbA9 They might help along the way, and also feel free to email me with questions if you have them.

@oldpinkdog

3 жыл бұрын

@@petemichelinie3286 I am watching a video series of a man in Britain making one with secret mitred dovetails in rosewood, no veneers on the sides, just the top.

@oldpinkdog

3 жыл бұрын

The photos will be a huge help.

👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

Abraham Röntgen would be proud

Wow……

WHAT! You only have one video.

When might you produce more videos?

Can you tell me about the “L” shaped hinges? I would very much appreciate knowing where to get some like that (or how to make some myself)! Thanks in advance.

Where did you get the brass edges? I have had a tough time finding a similar hardware for a piece of campaign-style furniture I am making

@petemichelinie3286

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Ryan, I bought them from a website called OnlineMetals. Here's the link to the corners: www.onlinemetals.com/en/buy/brass/0-5-x-0-5-x-0-0625-brass-angle-385/pid/18190 They didn't have 3/8" corner, so I used a non-ferrous metal blade on the tablesaw and cut the corners from 1/2" x 1/2" to 3/8" x 3/8". You can find photos of the build process here: photos.app.goo.gl/NKPtnJteRU9fMPbA9

Where did you get the ink pots?

@petemichelinie3286

3 жыл бұрын

Those were Victorian era inkwells I found from a seller in England on Ebay. I sized the inkwell cavties on the slope to fit those specific inkwells.

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Wow this has inspired me. How long roughly did it take you? What power tools did you use and did you finish with french polish

@petemichelinie3286

2 жыл бұрын

Hey, thanks. This was a 170 hour project for me. I used the standard furniture shop tools for this- table saw, bandsaw, joiner, planer, lathe, plunge router. I did finish with shellac, but not a true French polish with pumice and rotten stone. The Kingwood takes a nice polish with a dozen or so coats of shellac. Pete

@fraforgt-350r2

2 жыл бұрын

@@petemichelinie3286 great stuff. My mother would love something like this. She’s always dreamed of one as she loves stuff like Jane Austen etc. I’ve got 2 mahogany shelves and I’m planning to buy some sapele as it’s a bit cheaper than mahogany but still looks very similar and is hard wearing. Where did you get your brass parts (inlays, hinges, handles, locks etc) from? And which parts of the build did you find most challenging? Thanks for the feedback Francis

@petemichelinie3286

2 жыл бұрын

@@fraforgt-350r2 I took a bunch of photos of the build process and have them available here: photos.app.goo.gl/NKPtnJteRU9fMPbA9 I think the mahogany and sapele would work great together. The hardware came from all over- onlinemetals.com for the corner stock (which was 1/2" x 1/2" x 1/16" thick and I sawed it down using a non ferrous metal blade on the table saw to 3/8" x 3/8") the ink wells I found on ebay and based the well holder dimensions on them, the lion pulls came from White Chapel, the quadrant hinges, campaign pulls, slide bolt locks and key lock from Horton Brasses, and the scallop pulls I made my self by carving wax and having it cast by Carerra Casting in NYC. There wasn't one part that was the most challenging- though figuring out the mechanism for the secret drawer panel was pretty tricky. I made sure to draw this project out full scale before cutting any lumber. It was absolutely necessary.

@fraforgt-350r2

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Pete, those pictures are great. One last question - how did you go about designing and making the two part sloping mechanism. Did you make a box first and then cut half of it in the shape? How did you know which size if had to be to line up perfectly both when closed and when sloped. Thanks Francis

@petemichelinie3286

2 жыл бұрын

@@fraforgt-350r2 As long as your hinge point is located at the half-way point on that front face (when viewing from the side) your slope can be whatever angle you like. The lid wants to rest in the same plane as the case bottom when it is all opened up. I drew this all out and then was very careful to match everything to the drawing. The slope was cut out of the sides before the case was all glued together. I wanted the grain of the case to look complete when it was all closed, so I had to go this route.

I'm assuming the work involved would make a commission in the four figure range. I wish I could afford this for my partner. She has become so excited by these kind of writing desks and this is the most beautiful, fantastic thing I've ever seen. But sadly, I'm sure its beyond my reach.

@petemichelinie3286

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the kind words Yes- the materials alone cost me roughly $1,200. Then it's about 170 hours of labor on top of that. My shop rate fluctuates, but right now with my wife in nursing school it is $38/hr.

That is amazing!!! Do you have a pattern that you care to share?

@petemichelinie3286

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Cindy. I drew the slope out full scale before I started on the project. I wouldn't mind taking a photo of it for you, but if you would like a proper scale copy I'd have to spend some time going to the printers and having a scan done, and would charge for that time. E-mail me if you'd like. Thanks, Pete

@cindymccloud7188

2 жыл бұрын

@@petemichelinie3286 I am interested in that, but I can’t figure out how to email you. How can I find your email address? I’m on Facebook, if you can message it to me.

Are these available for sale?

Please do a tutorial build for a piece like this

@petemichelinie3286

3 жыл бұрын

I don't have that kind of time right now, but here's the next best thing- these are the progress photos from the build: photos.app.goo.gl/NKPtnJteRU9fMPbA9

what's is the purpose of the leather?? is it to keep a book from sliding?? (it seems a hard surface would be better for writing...)

@petemichelinie3286

Жыл бұрын

These were originally intended for writing on with a quill. I believe the leather was an ideal surface for that- sometimes wool baize would be used instead.

@OrangeGeemer

Жыл бұрын

@@petemichelinie3286 thanks

Fine enough to have belonged to Thomas Jefferson or Benjamin Franklin!

you could keep your weed in there

Gorgeous!